Last month, my family and I celebrated my Grandparents’ Diamond wedding anniversary. That’s SIXTY years people. SIXTY! To celebrate, we held a tea dance, and I was privileged enough to be asked to bake some surprise cupcakes for the happy couple! The celebration was really a double one, as I has just gotten engaged about … Continue reading Diamond Cupcakes

Classic flavours, modern twist. Bloody delicious. Three phrases that pretty much sum up the 3 tiered baby shower monstrosity of a cake I made for a work colleague! I made a vanilla sponge, vanilla buttercream and a chocolate double cream ganache. To assemble to cake, I sandwiched 3 sponge cakes together using the buttercream … Continue reading Chocolate Vanilla Ombre Cake

A mouthful to say, but worth it to eat! These cookies are a delicious mix of salty and sweet, soft and chewy. This is the first recipe I attempted from my fave new cookbook, the Honey & Co: Baking Book. I’m so glad this is the recipe I chose as it was totally delicious, and definitely … Continue reading Chocolate Pistachio Brownie Cookies

Salty & sweet, nutty and nice, this is the biscuit (or cookie) to have with a cuppa tea. Deliciously easy and quick to whip up, you’ll want to keep a batch of this on hand for every unexpected guest, or every time you just need a small nibble! Ingredients: 300g plain flour 225g unsalted butter … Continue reading Pistachio white chocolate shortbread

This cake is the epitome of summer. Light, refreshing, I could eat an ENTIRE loaf in one sitting. Just don’t dare me to do it… because I will…no self control clearly! Anyway, this cake is perfect to take along to a summer picnic, as indeed I did! Ingredients: 100g butter, or dairy free … Continue reading Lemon Elderflower Cake

Apparently, the best cookies i’ve made (quote from my boyfriend – I see this as a challenge to now beat myself!) They are indeed some of the best, and not only because they canbe put together in under 10 mins, and baked straight away in a pan (no dough chilling, yey!) Ingredients: 1 large egg … Continue reading Cookie Bars

The dairy/lactose free theme continues with this recipe for No-butter Shortbread! Shortbread is one of my favourite things, buttery, flaky and so delicious! I wanted a treat that I could serve to guests over tea, that I could also enjoy myself… which is where this Olive Oil Shortbread recipe comes in. I have to say, … Continue reading No-butter Shortbread

There’s no better way to kick off a new week than with a totally DELICIOUS, dreamy cake! You’ll be looking forward to baking this beauty I guarantee. I baked this on the weekend for my own birthday (yes, I do make my own birthday cake, but because I love it, not because I have to!) … Continue reading Sprinkle Cake

It’s well known that we Brits love tea time. Whether it’s tea and crumpets, or tea and cake, we’ll munch through it all! Today’s post is a lovely spiced tea cake recipe, perfect with a cup of tea when it’s cold outside. I added some dark chocolate and raspberries to top these off, but … Continue reading Winter Tea Cakes